California
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Can the Sacramento Delta survive more 'regulatory flexibility'?
By Doug Obegi Published: February 3, 2016Original article at LA Times. The state and federal Endangered Species Acts were created to prevent the extinction of our native fish and wildlife, and they've been tremendously successful. Yet despite these laws, California is on the verge of killing off some of its native salmon and other fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas.
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Funding Now Available for Fisheries Restoration Projects in Central Valley
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will be expanding its Fisheries Restoration Grants Program into the Central Valley in 2016 to support the recovery of the Central Valley’s winter-run and spring-run Chinook salmon and steelhead populations.
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Yeah! Delta Bite is Starting!
Flash fishing Diamondback Classic Starts the Sturgeon Derby runs this week with the Captain’s round table at Martinez Marina tonight at 6pm. Derby and kids fishing day tomorrow at Martinez Marnia. Still, little pressure from anglers on the river again this week, Great tides combined drier days ahead to be setting as the Best winter bite we’ve had in years rolls on.
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California DFW Meeting on Closure of Sacramento River to Salmon Fishing
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is holding a public meeting to solicit comments on a proposed emergency fishing closure of 5.5 miles of the Sacramento River above the Highway 44 Bridge in Redding to the Keswick Dam.
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Fishing, Hunting Report Card Data for Many Species Due Jan. 31
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds anglers, divers and hunters that Jan. 31, 2016 is the due date for turning in steelhead, sturgeon, abalone and north coast salmon report card data, as well as unfulfilled deer tag report cards (a new requirement for this year).
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2016 Lake Oroville Recap: Rain and Youth Prevail
The first leg of the 2016 California Tournament Trail (CTT) pro-am circuit wrapped up January 16-17 at Lake Oroville. After four years of drought, we’re finally having a real winter trying to fill the lake all at once. As the newly crowned amateur champion, Sean Widger of Livermore put it: “It was nasty.”
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CDFW to Sell Hunting and Fishing Licenses, Answer Questions and More at Sportsmen’s Show
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is returning to the International Sportsmen’s Exposition (ISE) at Cal Expo in Sacramento from Jan. 21-24. This is the largest hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation show of its kind in northern California.
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Iaconelli in Hydrilla on the California Delta #FBF #Berkley
Mike Iaconelli explains how he caught bass in the California Delta in deep hydrilla near flats and clear water with the Berkley Chigger Craw, Abu Garcia Revo reel and Abu Garcia Vendetta flipping rod.
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Iaconelli in Hydrilla on the California Delta #FBF
Published: 1/20/2016 Mike Iaconelli explains how he caught bass in the California Delta in deep hydrilla near flats and clear water with the Berkley Chigger Craw, Abu Garcia Revo reel and Abu Garcia Vendetta flipping rod.
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Coast Guard Cautions California Boaters
The Coast Guard advises the public to exercise caution when in and around central and southern California harbors. A combination of larger sea swells and tides are occurring due to the effects of several severe weather systems moving through the area.
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CDFW Awards $31.4 Million to Fund Ecosystem and Watershed Restoration Projects
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 24 projects that will receive funding from its Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) Restoration Grant Programs
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Coast Guard Advises Boater Caution in California Waters Due to Storms
The Coast Guard advises the public to exercise caution when on and around central and southern California waters as a combination of larger sea swells and tides due to the effects of several severe weather systems moving through the area may be present.
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Fishing the Delta
The best place to score a striped bass or sturgeon seems to be below Decker Island in the area of the Power Lines at Light 14 and the Red Barn, where boaters anchor and use threadfin shad or sardine filets. Small stripes and occasionally, a 10-pounder is caught. Eel continues to lead the way for sturgeon anglers in front of Collinsville
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CTT will have full-length shows of each event in 2016
CTT the most innovative circuit on the West Coast will now include full-length shows for each two-day event. CTT has teamed up with Bass Angler Headquarters (BHQ) to produce a professional show with on-the-water coverage of morning blast-offs, fishing action, interviews, weigh-ins, post weigh-in reaction, analysis and awards.
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Commercial and Recreational Rock Crab and Recreational Dungeness Crab Fisheries Open in Southern Portion of the State
On Dec. 31, 2015, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Fish and Game Commission (Commission) were notified by the director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) that, in consultation with the director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), a determination has been made that Dungeness and rock crab caught on the mainland coast south of 35° 40′ N Latitude (near Piedras Blancas Light Station in San Luis Obispo County) no longer poses a significant human health risk from high levels of domoic acid and that the fisheries should be opened in a manner consistent with the emergency regulations.
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